Wii Fit · RAWG · Courtesy of RAWG
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Wii Fit is a video game developed by Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.5 and published by Nintendo. Released for the Wii platform, the title falls under the genres of Casual, Sports, Simulator, and Sport. It supports single-player game modes and carries an ESRB rating of Everyone.
The game was released in 2007 and saw subsequent releases on December 1, 2007, April 25, 2008, May 8, 2008, and May 21, 2008. It has sold 22,670,000 units. Critical reception includes a Metacritic score of 80, a RAWG rating of 3.72, and an IGDB rating of 61 based on 62 user ratings. Critics gave it a score of 74 from four reviews.
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Game data
Metacritic 80- Released
- 2008-05-21
- User rating
- 3.72 / 5
- Genres
- Casual, Sports
- Platforms
- Wii
- ESRB
- Everyone
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
Wii Fit is an exercise game consisting of activities using the Wii Balance Board peripheral. The game uses a unique platform peripheral called the Wii Balance Board, on which the player stands during exercise. The game features yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance games. Wii Fit has been used for physiotherapy rehabilitation and has been adopted by various health clubs around the world. Additionally, the game has been used in nursing homes to improve posture in the elderly. The game has received generally positive reviews, despite criticism over the lack of intensity in some of it…
- Released
- 2007
- Genres
- Simulator, Sport
- Platforms
- Wii
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.5
- Publisher
- Nintendo
Key facts
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Director
- Hiroshi Matsunaga
- Producer
- Tadashi Sugiyama
- Programmer
- Katsuhito Nishimura
- Artists
- Yauso Inoue, Kazuya Yoshioka, Ryo Koizumi, Motoki Fujita, Teiko Takagai
- Composers
- Toru Minegishi , Manaka Kataoka, Shiho Fujii
- Series
- Wii
- Platform
- Wii
- Release
- December 1, 2007 Wii Fit JP : December 1, 2007 EU : April 25, 2008 AU : May 8, 2008 NA : May 19, 2008 Wii Fit Plus JP : October 1, 2009 NA : October 4, 2009 AU : October 15, 2009 EU : October 30, 2009
- Genre
- Exergaming
- Mode
- Single-player
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- video game
- Genre
- fitness video game
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Producer
- Tadashi Sugiyama
- Platform
- Wii
- Game mode
- single-player video game
- Game engine
- Wii Sports
- Image
- Wiifit.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Wii Fit
- publication date
- 2008-05-21
- input device
- Wii Balance Board
- characters
- Mii
- distributed by
- Nintendo eShop
- units sold
- 22670000
- derivative work
- Wii Fit Plus
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Encyclopedic overview
Wii Fit is a 2007 exergaming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. It features a variety of yoga, strength training, aerobics, and balance mini-games for use with the Wii Balance Board peripheral. Designer Hiroshi Matsunaga described the game as a "way to help get families exercising together". It has since been adopted by various health clubs around the world, and has previously been used for physiotherapy rehabilitation in children and in nursing homes to improve posture in the elderly.
The game has received generally positive to mixed reviews, despite criticism over the lack of intensity in some of its workout activities. As of March 2022, Wii Fit was the third best selling console game not to be packaged with a console, having sold 22.67 million copies.
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